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The Benue State Police Command has arrested two serving police sergeants in connection with an alleged armed robbery operation, leading to the recovery of a stolen vehicle and firearms. The arrest followed an operation by the command’s surveillance patrol team, which acted on credible intelligence about a red Toyota Corolla, 2010 model, with registration number NEG-35-AE, earlier reported to have been stolen at gunpoint in Akwanga and allegedly heading towards Keffi. Police sources said the suspects, who were driving the stolen vehicle, breached a police checkpoint at Angwan Lambu in an attempt to evade arrest. However, operatives trailed the vehicle…

The remembrance and honour of the late Mufutau Ajadi Lanihun by the Oyo State Government at the grand finale of the Oyo @ 50 Celebration today, Tuesday, 3 February, 2026, is an affirmation of the State’s commitment to recognising and celebrating true heroes of our time. Laninhun, affectionately called “Olowo ti nfowo s’anu” for his boundless generosity, made an indelible mark on Ibadanland and beyond. His contributions to education, commerce and the Muslim community are a shining example of selflessness and dedication to humanity. The construction of schools, scholarships for indigent students and support for the less privileged are just…

A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has fixed March 28 and 29, 2026, for its national convention, which will be held in Abuja to elect a new National Working Committee and other statutory organs of the party. The decision was disclosed in a communiqué issued at the end of the 105th meeting of the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC), held on Monday in Abuja. The communiqué, jointly signed by the National Chairman of the PDP National Caretaker Working Committee, Abdulrahman Muhammed, and the National Secretary, Samuel Anyanwu, stated that the NEC approved and confirmed the dates for the…

The Oyo State Government has approved the early closure of offices across all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) to enable public officers to fully participate in the grand finale of activities marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of Oyo State. The directive was conveyed in a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Musibau Adetunji Babatunde, on Monday. According to the directive, all state government offices are to close by 12:00 noon on Tuesday, February 3, 2026. The approval was granted by the Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde, as part of preparations for the…

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of allegedly coercing civil servants across several states to register for the ruling party’s ongoing e-registration exercise, describing the practice as unacceptable in a democratic society. In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the ADC said it had received widespread and consistent reports indicating that civil servants and government workers were being pressured, allegedly under directives from the APC’s national leadership, to enlist in the party’s digital registration drive. The opposition party alleged that public servants were being compelled to surrender their freedom…

A fresh legal twist has deepened the leadership crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following a ruling of the Federal High Court in Ibadan nullifying the party’s National Convention held on November 15, 2025, in Ibadan, Oyo State. In its judgment, the court invalidated the convention and barred Kabiru Turaki and others who emerged from the exercise from parading themselves as national officers of the party. The ruling has cast a cloud over the legitimacy of the convention and the leadership structure produced from it. Despite lingering internal disputes at the time, the PDP had gone ahead with its…

The Oyo State Government has attributed its record of ₦103 billion Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2025 to the deliberate use of science, data and technology, surpassing total IGR of the previous two administrations Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, made this known while addressing journalists at a two-day Artificial Intelligence training organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) held at the American Open University, Global Campus, Ibadan. Prince Oyelade explained that the Seyi Makinde-led administration has achieved historic revenue milestone without increasing taxes, but through strategic digitization reforms, citing the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development as…

The Oyo State House of Assembly has adopted the report of its Committee on Ethics and Privileges, which found Hon. Ibrahim Aremu Shittu, representing Saki West State Constituency, culpable over a viral video containing allegations deemed defamatory and harmful to the integrity of the Legislature. Despite accepting the committee’s findings and recommendations, the House on Tuesday rejected the apology offered by Hon. Shittu and resolved to refer the matter back to the Ethics and Privileges Committee for further disciplinary action. The investigation followed a resolution of the House on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, mandating the committee to probe the viral…

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has outlined key guidelines and timelines for the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), shedding light on registration dates, eligibility conditions, monitoring of centres and procedures for Direct Entry candidates. The details were disclosed in Lagos on Saturday by the JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during a meeting with Commissioners for Education held ahead of the UTME and Direct Entry exercises. According to Oloyede, the sale of the UTME application document, known as the ePIN, will commence ahead of the formal registration period. He said the sale of ePINs would start before the…

The ongoing industrial action by workers of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) escalated on Monday as striking employees, supported by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), took their protest to the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) in Abuja. The demonstration followed a directive from the NLC, which openly declared its full backing for the strike, describing the action as a response to what it called “persistent violations” of workers’ rights by the FCTA management and the political leadership of the territory. At the court premises, protesters displayed placards bearing inscriptions such as “Wike must go!!”, “Abuja no be Rivers”,…